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New Rock New Role

New Rock, Book 1

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With millions watching on live stream, a retired British school teacher running his heroic young battlemage avatar, Daxx, and his teammates—Qrysta, an Asian American dual-wielding sword dancer, and Grell, an Australian Orc—win the World Championship of Sword and Sorcery.

Next thing he knows, he finds himself alone in the middle of a wilderness he doesn’t recognize, with no sign of the others. Armed only with a crappy sword he has no idea how to use, and in beginner-level gear, he discovers, to his astonishment, that he is now his own avatar, Daxx. For real.

And wolves are howling nearby, and getting closer.

If he is to find out where he is, and what has happened, and why: first, he needs to survive.

And so the adventure starts, leading to a quest far more challenging than any he has faced before, in which the stakes are not only the fate of the realm, but their very lives.

©2023 Richard Sparks (P)2023 Richard Sparks Action & Adventure Cyberpunk Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Paranormal Adventure

Critic reviews

“A wild ride through realms and realities that are not only fun to explore but also to savor, with a profound wisdom that all adds up to a journey you’ll never forget.” - Steve Reich, Emmy award–winning writer and producer

“A really believable mythology (and cosmology) which I bought into right from the outset…Fantastic in every sense of the word.” - Nina Spensley, producer, script editor, and writer

“Full of twists and turns and surprises, and filled with great visuals—with plenty of light-hearted fun amid the dangers. I loved losing myself in all the magic, mystery, and mayhem.” - Barbara Strasen, painter and multi-media artist
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Worth the listen if you're looking for a good adventure story with a few twists and turns and a dusting of humour that will make you laugh.

a fun adventure

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I loved this so much, it make me look forward to listening to audible even more then I usually do, I recommend this to all fantasy fans who love to explore worlds !!

My replacement for Stephen Fry reading Harry Potter

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